Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois
| Vernon Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in Lake County |
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 Lake County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 42°11′49″N 87°56′33″W / 42.19694°N 87.94250°WCoordinates: 42°11′49″N 87°56′33″W / 42.19694°N 87.94250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Established | November 6, 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | William Peterson |
| • Clerk | Barbara Barnabee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 67,095 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (720/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429868 |
| Website | www |
Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,095.
Vernon Township covers an area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km2); of this, 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2) or 1.14 percent is water. The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township. All of the communities within the township are North Central suburbs of Chicago.
The township contains eight cemeteries: Diamond Lake, Gridley, Knopf, Long Grove, Lutheran, Vernon, Willow Lawn and Zion City.
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